Re: [Request] Language support packages not installed by default

Subject: Re: [Request] Language support packages not installed by default

Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:33:05 +0800

Tim wrote:
> R. G. Newbury wrote:
>
>>> It looks like the actual langpack files are in /usr/lib/firefox-x.y.z.
>>> You can try deleting them, then 'touch' the filename to create a zero
>>> byte file, then make the file immutable with 'chattr +i'. That might
>>> crash the update process, though.
>>>
>
> Langpack file symlinks to /dev/null? ;-)
>
> Mikkel L. Ellertson:
>
>> Nice idea. But it is not going to help. When Firefox is upgraded, a
>> new firefox-<version> directory is created. The language packs are
>> installed there.
>>
>
> Can user custom post install scripts be put into something? A psuedo
> Firefox RPM, perhaps.
>
> All of those languages do affect start up time, particularly after a
> Firefox update. That can be very annoying if you wanted to quickly look
> something up.
>
>
Am I glad I'm laid back, smoke dope, and not into instant
gratification... :-)
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